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学 — to learn; to study; to imitate

to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology

Pinyin
xué
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

How to write 学: 8 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

学 — 8 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 学 in the HSK syllabus: 52

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 大学dàxuéthe Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in ConfucianismHSK 1
  2. 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student; college studentHSK 1
  3. 上学shàngxuéto go to school; to attend schoolHSK 1
  4. 同学tóngxuéto study at the same school; fellow studentHSK 1
  5. 小学xiǎoxuéelementary school; primary schoolHSK 1
  6. 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student; schoolchild; beginnerHSK 1
  7. 学xuéto learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ologyHSK 1
  8. 学生xuéshēngstudent; schoolchildHSK 1
  9. 学习xuéxíto learn; to studyHSK 1
  10. 学校xuéxiàoschoolHSK 1
  11. 中学zhōngxuémiddle schoolHSK 1
  12. 中学生zhōngxuéshēngmiddle-school student; high school studentHSK 1
  13. 开学kāixuéto start school; to begin; to found a schoolHSK 2
  14. 放学fàngxuéto dismiss students at the end of the school dayHSK 3
  15. 留学liúxuéto study abroadHSK 3
  16. 留学生liúxuéshēngstudent studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international studentHSK 3
  17. 数学shùxuémathematicsHSK 3
  18. 学期xuéqīterm; semesterHSK 3
  19. 奖学金jiǎngxuéjīnscholarshipHSK 4
  20. 教学jiàoxuéteaching; instructionHSK 4
  21. 科学kēxuéscience; scientific knowledge; scientific; rationalHSK 4
  22. 入学rùxuéto enter a school or collegeHSK 4
  23. 学费xuéfèituition fee; tuitionHSK 4
  24. 学院xuéyuàncollege; educational institute; school; facultyHSK 4
  25. 自学zìxuéself-study; to study on one's ownHSK 4
  26. 化学huàxuéchemistry; chemicalHSK 5
  27. 文学wénxuéliteratureHSK 5
  28. 学分xuéfēncourse creditHSK 5
  29. 学科xuékēsubject; branch of learning; courseHSK 5
  30. 学历xuélìeducational background; academic qualificationsHSK 5
  31. 学年xuéniánacademic yearHSK 5
  32. 学术xuéshùlearning; science; academicHSK 5
  33. 学者xuézhěscholarHSK 5
  34. 医学yīxuémedicine; medical science; study of medicineHSK 5
  35. 哲学zhéxuéphilosophyHSK 5
  36. 好学hàoxuéeager to study; studious; eruditeHSK 6
  37. 升学shēngxuéto enter the next grade schoolHSK 6
  38. 学会xuéhuìto learn; to masterHSK 6
  39. 学位xuéwèiacademic degree; place in schoolHSK 6
  40. 学问xuéwenlearning; knowledge; scholarshipHSK 6

And 12 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.